| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHARA | Center For High Angular Resolution Astronomy |
| LOX | Liquid OXygen |
| HAINS | High Accuracy Inertial Navigation System |
| DPM | Drop Physics Module |
| ATAL | Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing |
| MMCC | Mission Management And Control Centre |
| SPS | Solar Power Satellite |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| CR | Correlation Radiometer |